NHTSA Complaint #11500116 — 2019 RAM 2500

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 22V140000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Electronic Stability Control) and 21V880000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that they could not order the parts for recall repairs. The contact contacted a second dealer, McConnell Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (1405 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA 95448), and a third dealer Autoworld Jeep (1370 Auto Center Dr, Petaluma, CA 94952) however, the dealers failed to return the phone calls. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Additionally, the contact stated that the tailgate failed to open as needed intermittently. The contact stated he had to press the release button on the tailgate while pushing the tailgate for the tailgate to respond. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V904000 (Structure). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. Parts distribution disconnect.